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Opinion
Should the Ban on U.S. Oil Exports Be Lifted?
The leaders of the American Energy Alliance and the Sierra Club offer opposing views.Leave the ban in place.
We must stop using fossil carbon.
U.S.
Video: Boehner Discusses Budget Agreement
Speaker John A. Boehner said he had delivered on his pledge to clean up “the barn” and that a budget agreement had been reached. The deal will soon go to a House vote.The budget vote passed.
World
China Pushes Back Against U.S. Influence in the Seas of East Asia
China, analysts say, is seeking to establish a sphere of influence in these waters — and edge out the United States.The U.S. will not go to war.
World
SupermealX, India’s Soylent, May Be Nutritious, but Will It Make the World a Better Place?
An Indian fitness entrepreneur has made his own version of the meal-replacement potion Soylent. The question is whether India’s poor will want to consume it.These potions keep recurring.
Herbs and spices help.
Add the stuff to the dole and let people learn to prepare it.
Travel
Wm Patrick Cranley Loves the Art Deco Buildings of Shanghai
The Art Deco era endures in Shanghai, from hotels to municipal buildings to the waterfront.I feel no need to visit Shanghai.
Architects need to continue to think.
U.S.
Agreement Is Seen as Short-Term Relief for Medicare and Social Security
The budget agreement reached this week will prevent a spike in Medicare premiums and a deep cut in Social Security benefits, experts said, but offers no long-term solution for either program.A bit less of a kludge than the Republicans expected.
Times Insider
1898: Potato Chips for Breakfast (Electricity for Dinner)
Mark Bulik looks at the first time potato chips made their way into the pages of The New York TImesSports
Bouncing Back From Loss, Rangers Cruise Past Flames
Dan Girardi broke a tie late in the second period in a game in which he moved into 10th place on the list of players who have played the most games for the Rangers.U.S.
Rough Student Arrests Put Spotlight on School Police
Before resorting to force, a trainer says, clear the room and “ask the student, ‘what’s wrong, what’s going on, how can I help you?’”The authorities do not understand.
Sports
Roger Federer Advances Easily
Federer eased to a first-round win at the Swiss Indoors in Basel against Mikhail Kukushkin.The Mets won game three.
U.S.
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